Honors English IV Final Exam Study Guide

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Honors English IV Final Exam Study Guide

Part I: Vocabulary

Use Vocabulary book and tests as study guide

Vocabulary is taken from Units 9-11

Part II: Poetry/Literary Devices: Know common literary terms and devices such as allegory, alliteration, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, parable…

Part III: Research Paper/Writing/Plagiarism

Refer to handouts o Note Card Sample

Know what should be included on index card.

 Refer to handout sample. o Source Card Sample

 Know what should be included on index card

Refer to handout sample o Thesis Statement Sample

Be able to determine what a well-developed thesis statement includes. o Formal Outline Sample

Know the difference between an informal and formal outline. o Research Paper Sample o Works Cited Sample

Know how to cite books, databases such as Gale, and poetry and literature literary critics

Know the proper indentation for a Works Cited Citation. o Cover Page Sample

Know what must be included

Title

First, last, and all important words begin with capital letters

Do not underline, italicize, or place quotation marks around your own title.

Refer to power points on the Research Paper and Plagiarism found on Resource

Section of Website mrs-sullivan.com

Plagiarism Definition

Plagiarism Experiences

Plagiarism Strategies

Plagiarism Resources

Summarizing Exercise

Paraphrasing Exercise

Quoting Exercise

Avoiding Plagiarism Exercise

http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/plagiarism/item1.html

plagiarism powerpoint plagiarism and how to avoid it

MLA powerpoint litanalysis powerpoint

Citing Poetry and Literary Criticism of Poetry

Developing a working Research Thesis Statement

Part IV: Literature: Dante’s Inferno, The Awakening, A Doll’s House

 Dante’s Inferno o Review the story – There is a link online o Review author information in your text. o Refer to the text – reread.

The Awakening – Study all handouts. o Refer to Vocabulary handouts. o Refer to Study Question handouts. o Use the novel. o Refer to tests and quizzes

 A Doll’s House o Refer to text. o Refer to Vocabulary handout. o Refer to Study Questions handout. o Review quizzes.

 Know the difference between revising and editing o Know how to correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences o Know comma placement o Know how to correct comma splices. o Review comments, revisions and edits on essays and research paper.

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